More and more I’m considering primary sources as the source of new ideas. Ideas are fingerprints, unique manifestations of a particular context. Nothing (outside of synchronously being in a context) is a deeper connection to an idea outside of a primary source, regardless of the medium. As a result of this conclusion, I’m searching for more and more primary sources. I’m currently reading the Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen, which feels like a primary source for network effects. I’m hoping t...
